With Illustrations
By WATSON CHARLTON and W. E. EVANS. Published by
JOHN F. SHAW & CO., LTD.,
3, Pilgrim Street, London.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE In putting forward a new edition of The Basket of Flowers no apology is needed. This charming story is now something of a children's classic, and the only merits that the publisher can claim for the present edition are variety in the manner of the illustration and the outward design of the book. To these may be added, perhaps, the further claim that in the present English version, which is copyright, some of the more glaring faults that mar the original translation are avoided. For the rest, it is hoped that the charm of the original has been maintained.
CONTENTS | CHAP. | | Page | | I. | THE GARDENER'S DAUGHTER | 1 | | II. | THE BASKET OF FLOWERS | 12 | | III. | THE MISSING RING | 21 | | IV. | MARY IN PRISON | 30 | | V. | THE TRIAL | 36 | | VI. | A PAINFUL MEETING | 42 | | VII. | SENTENCED | 49 | | VIII. | FINDING NEW FRIENDS | 58 | | IX. | A NEW HOME | 65 | | X. | A FATHER'S LAST WORDS | 72 | | XI. | MARY'S GREAT LOSS | 82 | | XII. | CHANGES AT PINE FARM | 90 | | XIII. | AGAIN A WANDERER | 97 | | XIV. | A STRANGE MEETING | 104 | | XV. | THE YOUNG COUNTESS'S STORY | 108 | | XVI. | HOW THE RING WAS FOUND | 115 | | XVII. | REPARATION | 123 | | XVIII. | PINE FARM REVISITED | 127 | | XIX. | RETRIBUTION | 134 | | XX. | FORGIVING AN ENEMY | 140 | | XXI. | CONCLUSION | 145 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | AN OFFICER CAME TO MARY'S CELL | Frontispiece | | Facing p. | | MARY SHYLY OFFERED HER PRESENT | 16 | | "OH, MY FATHER, BE SURE THAT I HAVE NOT THE RING" | 32 | | SHE RAISED HERSELF HASTILY, FORGETTING HER CHAINS | 48 | | SHE THREW THE BASKET AT MARY'S FEET | 64 | | LOOKING UP SHE SAW THE BEAUTIFUL FACE AND FIGURE OF A WOMAN | 96 | | MARY WAS AFFECTED TO THE HEART WHEN SHE HEARD JULIETTE'S STORY | 144 |
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